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Easy Birthday Cards for Men – Plus 5K Subscriber Video Hop

May 22, 2020

Welcome to a video hop celebrating 3 of our friends – Ardyth, Kathya*, and Jenny. They all recently reached 5k subscribers here on YouTube, so they are co-hosting a hop full of happy cards to celebrate! If you get lost along the way, the list of participants is on Ardyth, Kathya’s Jenny’s blogs. I’m so glad to be back with you. It’s an exciting time for these young ladies as they have reached 5,000 subscribers on their Youtube channel.  Congratulations ladies.  Keep inspiring us with your crafty ways.

For my card, I needed to stock up on birthday cards for men as I’m always low on these in my stash.  I pulled out some simple products where I can easily mass produce these cards.  Using quality pattern paper and a few dies, you can rest assured that these cards will arrive in the mail with love!  The supplies I used for the cards are listed below.  I also have a video for you sharing how easy this card was.

5K Subscriber Video Hop

 

 

Easy Birthday Cards For Men

We also have a number of fabulous sponsors and prizes that will be awarded randomly throughout the hop to commenters, so the more you hop and comment, the better your chance of winning a prize! Deadline for comments is June 5 and prizes will be announced on Ardyth, Jenny and Kathya’s blogs on June 6. Prizes must be claimed by June 30, 2020.

 

Here is my tutorial for the hop.  You can also view it on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. I have all the products I used listed below for your convenience.  These are affiliate links however there is no cost to you for using them.

Make sure to leave your comments on each hop along the way to better your chances of winning one of the fabulous prizes by our sponsors.

Prizes:

A Jillian Vance Design is providing a Gift Certificate to one commenter on the whole hop. We will choose this winner and let you know if it’s a comment from your channel.

Ellen Hutson is providing a $25 Gift Code to one commenter on the whole hop. We will choose this winner and let you know if it’s a comment from your channel.

Birch Press Design is providing a $25 Gift Code to one commenter on the whole hop. We will choose this winner and let you know if it’s a comment from your channel.

Pretty Pink Posh is providing a $25 Gift Code to one commenter on the whole hop. We will choose this winner and let you know if it’s a comment from your channel.

Catherine Pooler Designs is providing a $25 Gift Code to one commenter on the whole hop. We will choose this winner and let you know if it’s a comment from your channel.

WOW! Embossing Powder is providing a $25 Gift Code to one commenter on the whole hop. We will choose this winner and let you know if it’s a comment from your channel.

Ardyth is providing a prize pack of assorted goodies.

Jenny  is providing a set of Altenew Inks and some other goodies (USA commenters only)

Kathya is providing a prize pack of assorted goodies.


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Masculine Card With Brea Reese Alcohol Inks

October 17, 2019

Hey peeps.  I’m back with another masculine card with Brea Reese alcohol inks.  I know many of us struggle with making masculine cards.  I’m trying to break that cycle and make at least one masculine card a week so I have plenty on hand when I need them. Making masculine cards with Brea Reese alcohol inks is quick and easy.

For today’s card I wanted to add lots of texture to my card for a really cool look.  First I applied three darks colors of ink onto 110lb card stock with a blending tool.  Next I came back in with a piece of felt wrapped around the edge of a straight ruler and laid down a few irregular stripes with yellow, red and green inks.  This gave a great color variation.  Once this panel was dried I ran it through my die cutting machine with an embossing folder.  I have done this technique before and I always love how it looks.

Brea Reese Masculine Card

Keeping this card clean and simple, I die cut out a quick thanks sentiment from Simon Says Stamp using brown and yellow card stock.  Next I stamped out a sentiment from the Thankful Heart stamp set also from Simon Says Stamp and heat embossed it in gold embossing powder.  I trimmed that piece down to form a small banner I could pop under the thanks die cut. I also swiped on a small amount of gold alcohol over there raised areas of the background. To finish off the card I adhered it to a yellow card base.

Brea Reese Thanks Masculine Card

I’m so happy with the way this card turned out. What’s so amazing with the Brea Reese alcohol inks, the variations of backgrounds are endless.  Here’s a close up of this stunning card. You can click on my Brea Reese Alcohol Inks link to see more projects from me.

I would love to see what designs you come up with using Brea Reese alcohol inks. Make sure to tag me on Instagram so I can see your work.  Have a great day everyone and I’ll see you back here soon.

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Alcohol Ink Textured Background – Let’s Go Masculine Today

August 7, 2019

Hey peeps.  I’m back sharing a masculine alcohol ink textured background. Whew say that three times fast.😂 These types of alcohol ink backgrounds are super easy to make.  Running these backgrounds through an embossing folder really plays up the color and design.  Let me show you the project I have for you today.

Masculine Alcohol Ink Background

As you know I love playing with the Brea Reese alcohol inks.  The colors are gorgeous and really easy to work with.  You can see other projects I’ve made by clicking the Brea Reese link here on my blog. Usually I would use the watercolor paper from Brea Reese however this time I used regular Neenah Solar White 110 lb card stock for my background.

To achieve this look I added the ink to a piece of felt and ran it back and forth over the paper.  Achieving that beautiful almost leather-like feel I mixed cadmium red, cadmium yellow and orange inks together.  I kept going back and forth over the paper until the colors blended into each other creating that brown leather look.  For an added pop of color I swiped over the entire piece with turquoise. Adding some fine gold mist was the last step before I set the paper aside until it was dried completely.

Masculine Alcohol Ink Background

The next day I pulled out a weave pattern embossing folder and ran the panel through my Gemini Jr. machine to create this very masculine texture.  The pressure from the embossing folder also helped to flatten out my panel.  Up close it really does look like leather. I didn’t want to add too much to this card so a simple sentiment of thanks and a white card base completed this card.

Masculine Alcohol Ink Background

All products used in today’s post are linked below for your shopping convenience.  More inspiration using alcohol inks can be found here on my blog and also on my Youtube channel. If you have any questions, make sure to leave a comment so I can respond.  Thanks for stopping by today.  See you back here soon.


 

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Heading into back surgery number two. Please send Heading into back surgery number two. Please send some prayers for the both of us. I need my hunk of a husband to know all will be well. 

#surgerysucks #newback #husbandforlife #husbandandwife
Today is the @altenewllc Bold and Beautiful releas Today is the @altenewllc Bold and Beautiful release. This release is gorgeous. 

I made a few cards for the release using the new Linear Lines (which I have a tutorial for) and the Arch of Flowers. As you can tell by the photos, I really love this stamp and coordinating stencil and die. 

So head on over to my blog for close up photos and a link to the tutorial. Don’t forget to leave a comment for your chance to win one of the giveaways. 

#altenewllc #altenewboldandbeautiful #cardmaking #cardmakingideas #cardmakingismysuperpower
Yay it’s release day @heroarts. The August 2022 Yay it’s release day @heroarts. The August 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit is now available. 

Make sure to check out the creative team along the blog hop for your chance to scoop up one of the giveaways. 

Also I have a tutorial on my YouTube channel showing how this amazing card came together.  Check that out as well.

#heroarts #heroartsmonthlykit #heroartsmmh #cardmaking #cardmakingkit #cardmakersofinstagram #stenciling
It's that time! Sneak peeks of the @heroarts My Mo It's that time! Sneak peeks of the @heroarts My Monthly Hero has begun. Today is day one and I'm sharing my inspiration with loads of color.

This months kit is sooo pretty. It's all about layering stencils and you know I LOVE a great layering stencil. For me, I could use one layer of this stencil kit or use them all. It's very buildable and easy to line up.

Make sure to set those alarms for Monday August 1st 1:00 PM EST to grab your kit. Remember, once the kit sells out it's game over. 

#heroarts #mymonthlyhero #mymonthlyherokit #cardmaking #cardmakingismysuperpower #cardmakersofinstagram #sharehandmadekindness #handmadecards
Hey everyone. It's time for @ginakdesigns July rel Hey everyone. It's time for @ginakdesigns July release. This evening I have a card using the new Just Breathe stamp set. I decided to do no-line watercolorink with this image and pair it with the Gina K. Designs Watercolor Floral 6x6 paper pad.

The sentiment on the card is from the new Big Birthday stamp set. This set has 14 different birthday sentiments, which makes it perfect for all your birthday cards.

You can find the new release over at Gina K. Designs.com. Oh and make sure to keep an eye out for inspiration from the guests and designers for Gina.

#ginakdesigns #ginakdesignsstamps #watercoloring #watercoloringflowers #nolinewatercoloring #nolinewatercolor #cardmaking #cardmakinginspiration #sharehandmadekindness #handmadecards
Morning everyone. I'm up on the @heroarts blog tod Morning everyone. I'm up on the @heroarts blog today sharing a tutorial using the new Hero Arts Tiling Textures stamp set with the Gold Hero Wax. This wax goes on like butter and once dried it's wonderful to stamp on. 

One of the tiles in the stamp set reminds me of honeycombs, so of course I needed to pull out cute bees from the Hero Arts Beelieve stamp set. It's a match made in heaven.

Head on over to the Hero Arts blog for more photos and a link to the tutorial. I also have a detail write up sharing how this card was created as well. Have a great day everyone.

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Happy Friday everyone. I hope you're having a grea Happy Friday everyone. I hope you're having a great evening. Have you seen the  @simonsaysstamp Dream Big release? Oh it really makes my heart happy.

I had the chance to color up these adorable unicorns from the Born the Sparkle stamp set. I mean these unicorns are just too darn cute. My medium of choice were my Copics makers. I decided this card need some dimension, I stamped the unicorns and clouds once on my panel card stock and again on a separate piece of card stock so I could color them. Next I fussy cut each one out to pop them up on my card. 

This card really does make my heart happy. Unicorns for the win! Have a wonderful weekend everyone.

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Morning everyone. The @altenewllc July 2022 Summer Morning everyone. The @altenewllc July 2022 Summer Love blog hop and giveaway has started. There are over $300 in giveaways plus a ton of inspiration.

My cards are featuring the new Altenew Geo Triangle 3D embossing folder and the coordinating Geo Triangle Coloring Stencil Set 4-in-1.

Now over on my blog I have all the details on how these cards came together. You will also find the products I used as well as links to shop for them. Make sure to leave comments on each creators blog for your chance to win one of the giveaways.

There is also a special gift with purchase to keep that in mind too. Now I'm off to check out what inspiration I can find with the new products.

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